Corn rack and elevator.



H. W. STEEGE. CORN RACK AND ELEVATOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 191a.

1,080,084, I Patented Dec.2,1913.

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Witnesses Inventor y K Y I Attorneys.

CIJLUMBU PLANDGRAPH C0,,WASH1NOTON. D. c.

H. W. STEEGE.

CORN RACK AND ELEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1913.

1,080,084, PatentedDec. 2, 1913.

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V-Vitness s v, lventor,

I Q Attorney;

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO., WASHINGTON. n. c.

El lT FFTQEQ HENRY W. STEEGE, OF WESTGATE, IOWA.

CORN BACK AND ELEVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2,1913.

Application filed June 9, 1913. Serial No. 772,723.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY 1V. STEEGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at l festgate, in the county of Fayette and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Corn Rack and Elevator, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in corn racks and elevators, the present structure being especially designed for use in connection with the wagon hoist as set forth in a copending application Serial No. 772,722, bne object of the invention being the provision of a telescopic endless conveyer, adjustably connected to the hoist carrying frame, so that the inlet end may be extended to the desired point and so that the conveyer may be disposed at the most convenient angle for the delivery of the corn, which is as gathered and shucked, and before being shelled, into the proper crib.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of mechanism whereby the sections may be properly extended or tele scoped and by means of which a delivery hopper provided with an endless conveyer and the endless conveyer of the telescopic member may be operated in consonance to insure the proper delivery of the corn.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan view of the complete mechanism in the position for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the upper telescopic section of the conveyer or rack being broken away and foreshortened.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the main frame or platform, mounted upon the rear Mile 2 and the steering axle 3, and carrying the prime mover, preferably an explosive engine 4, whereby the present mechanism, to be described, is

operated. A counter shaft 5 mounted upon the two vertical posts or standards 6 is operably connected to the engine 4, a belt 7 being driven from the shaft 5 and operating the shaft 8, which has connected upon the outer end, a small pulley 9 operating a belt 10 which is led forward of the frame 1 and connected to the pulley 11 which operates the delivery and elevating mechanism, as will presently appear.

A corn rack or conveyer 12, is composed of the lower fixed section 13 and the upper telescopic section 14, the upper section being provided with the outlet hood or mouth 15 which is adapted to be extended between the standards 6 6 and below the header 6 The conveyor 12 is disposed when telescoped to be placed alongside of and parallel to the frame 1 in a horizontal position when being transported, or may, as shown in Fig. 2, be elevated at any desired incline, due to the strap 16 and the cable 17. This cable 17, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, is threaded through the sheave or pulley 18 and is connected to the operating drum 19 at the forward end of the frame 1. This drum may be operated in any desired manner either by hand or may be connected to the engine 4, as may be found most expedient, and according to the size and weight of the conveyer. In order to provide a means for eX- tending and collapsing the telescopic section 14, the two bridles 20 and 21 are connected to the inner end thereof within the stationary section 18, a cable 22 being connected to the bridle 20 and the operating drum 23, said drum being controlled through the worm gears 24 and 25 manually, as illustrated. Another cable 26 is mounted upon the drum 23 and is extended upwardly and through the pulley or sheave 27 carried by the bridle 28 adjacent to the fixed strap 16 of the stationary section 13, its free end being connected to the bridle 21. By this means, it will be seen that as the drum 23 is operated to pull upon'the cable 22, the cable 26 will be released thus permitting the section 14 to be collapsed, the operation of the drum 23 in the opposite direction, pulling upon the cable 26 and releasing the cable 22 so that the section 14 may be extended.

In order to provide a means for operating the conveying mechanism from the pulley 11, a manually controlled clutch 29 is pro vided, and connects the pulley 1'1 with the horizontal shaft 30 which is disposed transversely of the lower inlet end of the con veyer 12 so as to operate the endless conveyer 31, which is preferably composed of two endless link chains connected by transverse slats and thereby capable of being readily collapsed within the members 13 and 14 when the section 14 is collapsed and the apparatus is being transported. A gear 32 is carried by the shaft and is in mesh with a gear 33 upon the vertical shaft 34, said vertical shaft 34 being journaled in the supporting member 35 and carrying the supporting beams 36 of the upper end 37 of the receiving hopper 38. A gear 39 is keyed upon the shaft 34 and operates the gear 40 and the endless conveyer 41 of the receiving hopper 38, so that the corn on the cob when delivered in such hopper 38 will be properly delivered upon the conveyer belt 31 at the lower end of the telescopic conveyer 12.

By mounting the receiving hopper 38 upon the shaft 34, the same may be swung at any desired angle, so that the hoisting mechanism for a wagon as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 may be positioned at the proper angle to cause the end gate of the wagon, when the forward end of the body is tilted, due to the operation of the hoisting mechanism, to deliver the corn into the receiving hopper 38.

It is evident from the foregoing, that the corn rack and conveyer constructed according to the present invention, provides a port-- able device which is readily placed in position for receiving the corn from the wagon and delivering the same to the crib without the necessity of manually emptying the wagon as is the present custom, the operator merely controlling the clutch 29, so that the conveyer belts 41 and 31 are operated simultaneously to properly deliver the corn from the receiving hopper through the outlet end 15 of the conveyer 12.

that is claimed is In an apparatus of the character described, a portable frame, a prime mover carried thereby, an endless conveyer mechanism supported by the frame, a horizontal shaft operably connected to the prime mover, and constituting the lower operating means of the endless conveyer, a vertical shaft operably connected to the horizontal shaft, a receiving hopper pivotally connected to the vertical shaft for lateral swinging movement, and an endless conveyer mounted in the receiving hopper and operated from the vertical shaft, the outlet thereof being disposed above the lower inlet end of the first endless conveyer.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. STEEGE.

Witnesses:

E. A. BRANDENBURG, M. A. BENDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

